At American Ballet Theatre, dancers in leotards share the hallways with administrators in suits, production staff in jeans and artistic personnel exhibiting a creative flair. The company employs about 100 people, in addition to roughly 90 dancers, and has its headquarters in Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood.

“Wherever you’re walking around, one person is more gorgeous than the next,” said Kate Lydon, ABT studio company director. “I definitely try to look nice, but also just for myself so that I feel good amongst all these beautiful people.”

The Dress Code: “It depends on what role you play,” said Rachel Moore, the chief executive, who danced with the company in the 1980s. While dancers can take a more casual approach, development staff need to have a professional, polished look. “I think that as an arts institution, we can get away with a little bit more pizzazz than a banker can.”

“The dancers are in sweatpants all day,” said assistant stage manager Jeremiah Bischoff, who wears a black T-shirt, jeans and boots almost every day. “But I think I’m the bottom of the barrel.”

Baryshnikov and Dogs: A handful of dogs might be in the office at any given time. “Because it’s a very stressful work environment, there’s so much competition—it’s friendly competition—it’s very exhausting, emotionally and physically,” said Tina Escoda, artistic administrator. “The dogs provide such a great relief.”

“I danced with the company in the ’80s when [Mikhail] Baryshnikov was our director,” she added. “There were golden retrievers, Dalmatians. They were all big dogs, and we toured with them. It was quite a scene.”